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Merkel Aide: Diesels Remain “Vital Interest” to German Economy
German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff says the country has a “vital interest” in preserving a future for the embattled diesel engine.
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s chief of staff says the country has a “vital interest” in preserving a future for the embattled diesel engine.
Peter Altmaier tells Bloomberg TV that the diesel’s relatively low carbon dioxide emissions compared with gasoline engines will be key in helping carmakers meet European Union targets for carbon dioxide emissions. The EU has mandated that manufacturers limit CO2 to 95 g/km by 2020. Last year the new-car fleet average was 118 g/km.
Altmaier says the German government wants to “fight for a good deal” to protect the viability of the country’s auto industry as manufacturers struggle to meet the EU standard.
Environmental Minister Barbara Hendricks tells reporters that software updates agreed to earlier this month by BMW, Daimler and Volkswagen won’t be enough to avoid diesel bans in some city centers. Carmakers say the software tweaks to some 5.3 million diesels already on the road aim to reduce emissions of nitrogen oxides, a more harmful pollutant, by more than 25%.
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